Fire claims Price Township racer's garage

A Price Township garage used for working on race cars burned Sunday afternoon, but fire marshals are still working on determining the cause.

The garage is a loss, firefighters said. No other buildings were affected and noone was hurt in the fire.

Firefighters were called to Forest Lane near Reservoir Road around 4:45 p.m. for a report of a dwelling fire.

The homeowner said he had been working in the garage all day and came in for Easter dinner. Once inside, they heard an explosion and discovered the garage in flames, Marshalls Creek Fire Co. Chief Joe Quaresimo said.

Firefighters had to use tankers to ferry water to the rural property from the nearby East Stroudsburg reservoir. There was also heightened concern over race fuel and propane tanks stored in and near the garage.

"There were a lot of flammable liquids involved," Quaresimo said.

The owner was able to save two midget-style race cars that were in the garage, but other cars were lost in the fire.

Firefighters from Marshalls Creek, Shawnee, Bushkill and Stroud Township Fire Companies responded. Forest firefighters from DCNR were also on scene to extinguish brush fires caused by the blaze.